I had the chance to play with Rocco Prestia at a clinic years ago. I played piccolo bass on "What Is Hip?" He said "You're a clever guy... next time turn down!" Wow! You mean there's gonna be a next time? Still waiting for his call....

"The Look" This is what drummers see when they drag the tempo!

Tommy Shannon

Dawn and I at the sadly gone Brentwood Tavern in Austin. Looks like she's saying - "Another guitar solo?"

Will Lee, Bootsy Collins, and myself at a NAMM show photo-op.

My first gig playing the Eastwood Classic 4 - that glazed look in my eye tells you I'm in choco-thump nirvana! That's Boomer Norman back there chunking away on his old Epiphone.

Playing my trusty '73 P at a recent session with Blind Lemon Phillips (at right). The studio has an amazing collection of tube amps, though I went direct with a line split through my Tech 21 VT Bass pedal.

"Papa Ras C"
I'm honored to call him my friend - ladies and gentlemen, the hardest grooving man in show business - Master Phil Chen! Check out his legendary work on Jeff Beck's "Blow By Blow" album, or dig way back to the original Tony Tribe version of "Red, Red Wine" - fantastic!

Big In Vegas at The Hut in Tucson.

Our old mountain home in the Coronado State Forest, AZ.

Don Pardo, the voice of Saturday Night Live, but more significantly the original announcer for Jeopardy!

Me with the 51 P bass (reissue) in front of Dawn's old 1950 Mercury M47 pickup. We eventually sold the truck, but it sure makes for a great picture.

Sometime in 2006, Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours at the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Ft. Worth, TX.

"You SURE this thing has 4-wheel drive?" Gigging with Eric Burdon means you go in style, whether it can handle the snow or not.

Playing with Lew Tabackin, Jeff Haskell on piano, Fred Hayes on drums.